House seeks reports before acting to impeach Dann
The march toward impeachment of Attorney General Marc Dann appears to have slowed to a crawl.
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Archive of Ohio on Thursday May 08, 2008
House seeks reports before acting to impeach Dann
The march toward impeachment of Attorney General Marc Dann appears to have slowed to a crawl. Read More
At-risk gubernatorial seats increase
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Ohio congressional hopefuls swift to rebuke attorney general
As Ohio's attorney general sex scandal becomes the butt of national jokes, Democratic congressional candidates who will face the state's voters this fall are scrambling to distance themselves. Read More
Ohio official - Help needed from A.G.'s office on whether A.G. can be impeached
Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted says lawmakers determining whether Attorney General Marc Dann should be impeached over a sex scandal need help from an unlikely source: the attorney general himself. Read More
Utility bills soak residents
RICHFIELD, Ohio - Mike Began and Michele Pirozek don't like taking showers at their home. Read More
Dann's campaign fund to undergo routine audit
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann used his campaign fund for items big and small last year ? everything from $33,753 in security equipment and $1,170 for lawn and pool work at his house to a 35-cent charge at a McDonald's in Ravenna. Read More
Health Alliance shrinking staff
The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati has not filled open positions at its main offices for more than a year as it prepared for three of its hospitals to withdraw. Read More
Dann hires political spokesman
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is not only worried about his professional career but his political future as well if a recent hire in the midst of a sexual harassment scandal that could cost him his job is any indication. Read More
Cleveland public, charter schools pledge to work together
Someone joked that the decades-old gong that begins City Club of Cleveland forums sounds a lot like the bell used to start prizefights. Read More
Environmentalists attack Voinovich over climate change
Preparing for debate over global warming in the U.S. Senate next month, the Environmental Defense Action Fund today is running a full-page ad in The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress, criticizing Ohio's George Voinovich. Read More
Judge wants bullet case investigator
Summit County Common Pleas Judge Patricia A. Cosgrove has decided to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of compromised ballistic evidence that led to last month's dismissal of an aggravated murder case against a Mahoning County man. Read More
Maverick Voinovich could be problematic for McCain
John McCain clearly can't count on Ohio's liberal U.S. senator to help him win the presidency. But can he count on the maverick Republican one? Read More
Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors
(Updated 9:30 a.m EST, May 8, 2008) When an elderly person with dementia is lost, eight states can trigger an alert to let the community know. Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states. Read More
Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
Fairness of death-penalty panels questioned
Death-penalty supporters are raising questions about the fairness of state commissions charged with studying how capital punishment is carried out in Maryland and Tennessee, claiming the panels will issue reports that ignore their views. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
Parents turn to states for autism help
(UPDATED 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday May 1) One of the toughest problems facing autism patients, their families and policymakers is paying for treatment. Families are increasingly relying on states to help them cope with the financial, medical and educational needs. Read More
With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More
Legislators prod Congress on Medicaid, Real ID
As some states tumble into what they fear is a recession, state lawmakers from across the country are pushing Congress for relief from impending federal rules that would force states to pick up more Medicaid costs and spend billions to make drivers’ licenses more secure. Read More
More states offer choice in long-term care
More states are poised to offer a successful alternative to traditional Medicaid plans that allows elders and the disabled to avoid moving to a nursing facility by hiring friends, neighbors or family members to look after them in their own homes. Read More
Summary of the State of the State Address
Gov. Ted Strickland (D) asked lawmakers to give him more control over the state’s schools and to approve $1.7 billion in borrowing to jump-start Ohio’s flagging economy in his address Feb. 6. Read More |
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